Rescuers save the lives of 86 people at ‘the most dangerous frontier on the planet’

Meanwhile, activists blast the Greek government on anniversary of Moria fire AN NGO ship saved the lives of over 80 people in two rescue operations today, the first one occurring within hours of reaching “the most dangerous frontier on the planet.” The Astral, a ship operated by the Spanish charity Open Arms, left Syracuse on

‘Moria fire trial was ‘not up to legal standards’

Lawyers and activists slam Greek court’s proceedings and decision to sentence four teenage Afghan refugees to 10-years in an adult jail THE trial of four Afghan teenagers jailed for 10 years each for starting a fire that destroyed a much-criticised refugee camp last year was not up to legal standards, observers have said. The youths

Fairness of the trial against Afghan teenagers accused of burning down Moria refugee camp called into question

Public barred from courtroom and prosecution’s key witness doesn’t show. Elsewhere in Fortress Europe, Libyan Coastguards intercept hundreds of refugees and intimidate NGO rescuers THE FAIRNESS of a trial against four Afghan teenagers today accused of burning down an overcrowded refugee camp in Greece last year has been called into question after the court shut

‘Living in this constant nightmare of insecurity and uncertainty’

BETHANY RIELLY writes on the mental health crisis experienced by the refugee kids trapped in Greece’s Moria 2 camp DURING the first week of 2021, Katrin Glatz-Brubakk treated a refugee who had tried to drown himself. His arms, already covered with scars, were sliced open with fresh cuts. He told her: “I can’t live in

Refugees stuck in Moria 2 camp eke out their lives in floods and sludge

This is ‘not a place even for animals to live in winter,’ says one refugee stuck in the camp PEOPLE stuck inside a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are facing a deluge of water and mud. Heavy rainfall at the weekend caused some of the tents and roads inside the Kara Tepe

Refugee support workers on Lesbos warn of ‘chaos’ on the island as riot police are sent in

Greek cops reportedly tear gas homeless kids as fascist groups attempt to disrupt NGO workers from helping the desperate migrants REFUGEE support workers on the Greek island of Lesbos warned today that the situation for the thousands of people made homeless after Moria refugee camp burnt down three days ago remains dire. “Earlier today the

Refugees in Moria camp left with no water, no soap and no support against virus

THE Greek government has left refugees detained in the massively overcrowded Moria camp on Lesbos without any supplies or information on the coronavirus pandemic, according to people trapped in the camp. Speaking to volunteers from German refugee rescue charity Mission Lifeline in the camp yesterday, Sayed (not his real name) said the Greek government has

NGO ship comes ashore after being hounded by far-right mobs for eight days

THE crew of an NGO migrant-rescue ship in Greece finally came ashore today after fascists blocked their attempts to dock for eight days. The Mare Liberum, a German ship which monitors the human rights of refugees in the Aegean, had left port at Skala Loutron, Lesbos, after it was attacked by a far-right mob on

Europe’s refugee policies condemned after mother and baby burn to death in Greek migrant camp

ACTIVISTS hit out at Europe’s treatment of refugees today, the day after fire in a massively overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos killed a woman and her baby. The blaze in the European Union-sponsored Moria camp — built to house 3,000 but now home to more than 13,000 people, the majority Afghan